THE ISSUE: How the United States should respond to China’s military build-up.

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We have been in denial about China’s intentions (“Probing Our Weak Spots,” Andrew F. Krepinevich, Post Opinion, July 18).

The Obama administration plans to reduce military spending while China accelerates the build-up of advanced weapons directed at us.

China acts as if it has been at war with us, yet we continue to talk about “military cooperation.”

Who, then, is our common enemy? As far as China is concerned, we are the enemy. We had better wake up and realize what is coming.

Robert Zeidman

Framingham, Mass.

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Our excellent military will be up to meeting any challenge that is thrown at this great nation so long as it is provided with adequate supplies of advanced weapons and is not handicapped by bad politics.

Unfortunately, our weakest spot is in

the White House, where the inexperienced President Obama has shown a lack of leadership and strong evidence that he is in over his head. He cannot be trusted to effectively handle a serious threat.

John W. Fox

Galloway, NJ

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What makes Andrew Krepinevich think that China will not attack America?

Our president has opened the door for any country to dump on us.

A president who is unknowledgeable as a leader and who deals with countries from a position of weakness and cowardice should not be representing America.

A strong statement from our president could shut up countries like China in a minute and give them a reason to respect us — but that will never come from this administration.